KNIFE-WIELDING MAN SHOT DEAD BY DEPUTY

A deputy fatally shot a man described as emotionally disturbed and armed with a knife inside a San Marcos home Saturday evening, sheriff’s officials said.

The shooting occurred about 6 p.m. on Charlotte Drive, west of Twin Oaks Valley Road.

A relative called 911 and said the man had been screaming, drinking, taking drugs, and had a knife, sheriff’s Lt. Glenn Giannantonio said.

Three deputies confronted the man indoors. Giannantonio said he didn’t yet know why one deputy opened fire. Another person was in the home at the time.

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Man, 91, beaten and robbed while on walk

Kearny Mesa

A 91-year-old man was beaten and robbed during his daily morning walk in Kearny Mesa, San Diego police said.

The assailant came up behind the victim, pushed him down and punched him on Dellwood Street near Othello Avenue about 7:45 a.m.

The robber grabbed the victim’s wallet from his pants pocket and ran off. The victim was taken to the hospital with back pain and a cut to his head.

The assailant was Latino, 25 to 30 years old, 6 feet tall, bald and wearing a light blue polo shirt and jeans with holes in the knees.

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Motorcyclist dies, two injured in two crashes

Alpine

A motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries when he ran off Interstate 8 in Alpine Saturday afternoon, nearly 12 hours after a wrong-way driver in the same area slammed into another motorist, who suffered major injuries.

A 61-year-old Santee man was riding a Kawasaki Ninja east on I-8 east of West Willows Road, the California Highway Patrol said.

The rider veered into the center divide and hit the ground about 12:25 p.m. He died of internal injuries about two hours later at a hospital.

The other crash occurred about 1 a.m. when the suspected drunken driver of a Toyota Scion was going west on eastbound I-8 near Dunbar Lane at 100 mph, the CHP said.